Melinda also acknowledged the fact that people without adequate facilities and resources are always the worst victims of any health situation.

She said the new fund will be added to the already $100 million (R1.8 billion) the foundation already gave out to mitigate the effect of the pandemic.

“The funding announced today builds on the $100 million the foundation has committed to date to support the global response, as well as $5 million in resources to support public health agencies and frontline response organisations in the greater Seattle region.”

The statement by the foundation also spoke about how the funding will be helping their partners in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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